Russ Roberts: belief

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…I know one of my proposals is we should have things that make it more fun for people to be at home. So some of the entertainment companies are having free streaming on cable of some of their back catalog. Maybe that’s a marginal effect — but if it saves a few lives? So whatever we can do so that people are willing or indeed maybe even in some cases eager to stay home, making childcare issues easier. If you just think through all the different logistical issues with staying home, it’s actually quite complex. I would like to see our nonprofit sector get on the ball very quickly with delivering supplies to people who need it and who shouldn’t be going out or can’t get out. We’re starting to solve on this, but on almost all fronts, we’re starting way too late. Ideally, we should have been doing this at some point earlier in February. Let’s move to the more economic side of things. I’m not sure how important those things. I mean, I really liked that … Again, I have Amazon Prime, so I have lots of stuff to watch. I have Netflix, I have lots of stuff to watch. But if you don’t have those, YouTube has oh what, only about a trillion hours of entertainment. I think the stir crazy aspect of this … Now you’re right, you suggested earlier that after six weeks, this might feel differently than it does now. I think the financial side of this for people who are not being able to get to work, can’t go to work as is the much bigger issue obviously. Of course.…

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